Afrigather Well being Improvement Companions (HDP) in Uganda bid farewell to Dr. Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam, whose six-year tour of responsibility as WHO Consultant to Uganda involves an finish this month.
In the course of the July HDP assembly, hosted at WHO Uganda nation workplace, the group acknowledged Dr. Yonas’ unwavering six-year dedication to enhancing the well being and wellbeing of Uganda’s inhabitants. The group offered to him a memoire plaque. WHO is a everlasting co-chair and secretariate of the HDP group.
“Dr. Yonas, you actually excelled at convening and rallying improvement companions round a standard trigger particularly in the course of the emergency outbreaks of COVID-19 and Ebola. We attribute numerous the success that Uganda has registered in emergency preparedness and response to your in a position management and assist,” mentioned Dr. Rose Okot-Chono, the Workforce Lead of Well being System Strengthening at the US Company for Worldwide Improvement (USAID) and Chair of the HDP group.
WHO is a everlasting co-chair and secretariate of the HDP group. The group includes bilateral, multilateral improvement companions and UN companies with a presence in Uganda that assist the well being sector within the nation. The Uganda Well being Improvement Companions group has been actively engaged in health-related initiatives since 1997. Its three major targets are: to supply a discussion board for coordination between companions working within the well being sector to align their actions with authorities plans and budgets; to extend the effectiveness and effectivity of the implementation of the well being sector improvement plan; and to strengthen accountability between authorities and improvement companions.
Whereas appreciating the popularity, Dr. Yonas urged the HDP group to proceed pushing for a dedicated and well-facilitated well being workforce coupled with extra effectivity, transparency, and accountability within the well being sector.
“Uganda has an awesome hyperlink between improvement companions and the official authorities construction. Over the previous six years we’ve collectively contributed to enhancing programmatic effectivity and accountability within the well being care service supply system. Allow us to proceed advancing Uganda’s well being agenda,” mentioned Dr. Yonas.
On the similar assembly, the HDP group additionally bid farewell to Dr. Mohamed El Munir A. Safieldin, the outgoing UNICEF Consultant and Dr. Atnafu Getachewe, UNICEF’s Well being and HIV supervisor.
